ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,688, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to NEW SOUTH EXPRESS LLC (Lincoln, Ala.).
"Smart powered industrial vehicle and systems" was invented by Scott Wilson (East Liberty, Ohio), David Zavala (East Liberty, Ohio) and Minamikawa Mashiko (East Liberty, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are features and improvements for a powered industrial vehicle, such as a forklift. In some embodiments, the forklift may have improved geometry and sensors. In some embodiments, the forklift may include an operator interface system for controlling powered industrial vehicles based on the field of view of an operator. In some embodiments...